# Oracle Aptitude Questions with Answers

8 previously-asked aptitude questions from Oracle's hiring process, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Written against the company's actual test pattern.

_Source: Astra (https://useastra.in). Updated 2026-09-05._

### 1. What is 60% of 120?

A. 72
B. 60
C. 80
D. 66

**Answer:** 72

**Explanation:** 60% of 120 = 0.60 * 120 = 72.

### 2. What is the simple interest on Rs 4000 at 5% per annum for 3 years?

A. Rs 600
B. Rs 500
C. Rs 700
D. Rs 400

**Answer:** Rs 600

**Explanation:** SI = 4000 * 5 * 3 / 100 = Rs 600.

### 3. A sum of Rs 240 is divided in the ratio 3:4:5. What is the middle share?

A. Rs 80
B. Rs 60
C. Rs 100
D. Rs 90

**Answer:** Rs 80

**Explanation:** Total parts = 12, one part = 20, so the middle share = 4 * 20 = Rs 80.

### 4. Convert 90 km/h into metres per second.

A. 25 m/s
B. 20 m/s
C. 30 m/s
D. 18 m/s

**Answer:** 25 m/s

**Explanation:** Multiply by 5/18: 90 * 5/18 = 25 m/s.

### 5. Find the next term in the series: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ?

A. 49
B. 42
C. 48
D. 64

**Answer:** 49

**Explanation:** These are perfect squares, so the next is 7 squared = 49.

### 6. Fish is to Water as Bird is to ?

A. Sky
B. Nest
C. Feather
D. Wing

**Answer:** Sky

**Explanation:** A fish lives and moves in water just as a bird lives and flies in the sky.

### 7. If 5 machines make 5 widgets in 5 minutes, how long do 100 machines take to make 100 widgets?

A. 5 minutes
B. 100 minutes
C. 20 minutes
D. 1 minute

**Answer:** 5 minutes

**Explanation:** Each machine makes 1 widget in 5 minutes, so 100 machines make 100 widgets in the same 5 minutes.

### 8. Choose the synonym of the word QUERY.

A. Question
B. Answer
C. Statement
D. Reply

**Answer:** Question

**Explanation:** A query is a question or request for information.

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